RESPECT
HONESTY
HAPPINESS
ASPIRATION
INCLUSIVENESS
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CARNTYNE PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
January 2015
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0141 770 4305
headteacher@carntyne-pri.glasgow.sch.uk
Dear Parents and Carers,
I trust you had a good Christmas and New Year holiday. It seems like a distant memory already! We
have been experiencing some rather harsh weather recently and this has had an immediate impact
on our playgrounds with flat roofs flooding and roof tiles sliding as well as some snow. Be assured
that we will do everything in our power to keep everyone safe so please be patient if you appear at a
school gate and we ask you to make a last minute detour to a safer drop- off or pick- up point. Can I
also ask that you reinforce to your children that it is important that they come to school with
appropriate clothing to deal with this inclement Scottish weather. It is all too often that we see children
running around the playground in shirt sleeves claiming that they don’t have a jacket (which we know
is untrue). We have a long and busy term ahead of us as you will see from our diary. Once again I
would like thank all parents and carers who give up their personal time to help us out in whatever way
they can, be it at school events, trips or accompanying children to the church or local park or using
their own transport to uplift or drop off items for us. We look forward to working with you all in
partnership again in the coming months.
Best wishes
Jo Church
Head Teacher
Pupil Council
The Pupil Council held their last meeting on Friday 9th January 2015. A number of items were
discussed for action:
The Pupil Council would like to continue to help feed people in crisis by supporting the work of the
Everlasting foodbank. They would like each family to consider bringing in one item from the shopping
list each month. This could be done on non – uniform days. Items to donate can be tins (soup, fruit,
beans etc), tea, coffee, UHT or powdered milk and sugar, cereal, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, biscuits.
We received a lovely thank you letter from the Chairperson, Mr Craig Donaldson, thanking us for our
donations of presents, selection boxes and chocolate and sweets for families over the Christmas
period. The families were overwhelmed by your generosity.
The Pupil Council discussed ways of promoting attendance in school. It was decided by pupils that a
weekly chart should be displayed at assemblies to show classes on target at 95%. It was also agreed
that class percentages should be put in the monthly newsletters for parents. Children will receive a
golden raffle ticket to go in to the Monday draw for each full week they attend school (on time).
The Pupil Council will be using some of the Everwarm budget to purchase Golden Play equipment.
They hope to have this set up for use by the end of February. Does anyone have a staff discount card
for Toys R Us?
The Pupil Council will be sending an audit out to pupils to decide which charity (ies) should receive
the cheque donation from the High Carntyne Church 4cs Carol event held in December. The total
sum is £223. It was discussed that maybe more than one charity could benefit from this donation.
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Non Uniform Days
The next non uniform day will be Friday 30th January 2015. The theme will be Wacky Hair Day. This
theme was suggested by the Pupil Council. It is not compulsory but all children who come to school in
theme or casual dress are asked to bring in £1.00 for the 50/50 draw which will be drawn on Monday
2nd February. (Bring in an item from the foodbank list if you can afford to as well).
Assemblies
All pupils attend weekly assemblies on a Monday morning at 9.15am. These are led by the Head
Teacher or Depute Head Teacher and last no longer than an hour. In addition pupils also receive
musical instruction from Mrs Cutmore during this time slot.
We now have the dates for our class assemblies whereby classes share their learning to an audience
of parents, carers and pupils. All parents and carers are welcome to attend these. The dates for class
assemblies are as follows;
P1a – Mon 8th June 2015
P1b – Mon 9th March 2015
P2 – Mon 30th March 2015
P3 – Mon 1st June 2015
P4 – Mon 11th May 2015
P5 – Mon 16th March 2015
P6 – Mon 16th Feb 2015 & Mon 23rd March 2015 (Emotional Literacy Programme)
P7 – Friday 12th June 2015 (Prize Giving)
Burns Assembly
Monday 26th January 2015
We will be celebrating our most famous Bard with an assembly on the above date at 9.30am. Parents
and friends of the school are cordially invited to attend. There will be a Scottish poetry recital
competition held for P1 – 7 finalists as well as entertainment provided by pupils in choral speaking
and singing. There will be a panel of guest judges attending the event too. We hope
you can come along and join in the celebrations.
School Clubs and Sports News
A number of extra -curricular activities have been organised for pupils this term. Letters will be sent
home in due course providing further details. Clubs will change from time to time to allow all stages to
benefit from additional sports provision.
DANCE/PLAY CLUB – Mondays 12.00 – 12.30pm (P2) 12.30 – 1.30pm (P3)
Coach – Morgan Logan (Determined To Dance)
FOOTBALL SKILLS -
Mondays 3.00pm – 4.00pm (P6 – 7)
Coach – Ms Farquharson
Tuesdays 3.00pm – 4.00pm (P4– 5)
Coach – Mr John McCabe
ATHLETICS -
Wednesdays 3.00pm – 4.00pm (P4 – 5)
Coach - TBC
HOCKEY -
Wednesdays 3.00pm – 4.00pm (P6 – 7)
Coach – Miss Susan Lang
NETBALL -
Thursdays 3.00pm – 4.00pm (P6 – 7)
Coach – Mrs Pamela Dolan
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Parent Council
Our next parent council meeting will be held on Tuesday 27th January 2015. All parents and carers
are welcome to attend this as well as co-opted members, the Head Teacher and Depute and local
elected members. The date of the next meeting is Tuesday 27th January @ 4.30pm.
Minutes of all our Parent Council meetings are available on request by emailing the Head Teacher or
by accessing our school website: www.carntyne-pri.glasgow.sch.uk
New Build Proposals
On the request of the Parent Council, local elected members of the Glasgow City Council contacted
Education Services regarding a number of enquiries on the new – build proposals for Carntyne
Primary School. The following information was forwarded to me:
 Education Services are committed to constructing a new school at Carntyne.
 There are a total of 8 new – build projects in the queue in front of Carntyne ((Rowena, Avenue
End, St Brendan’s Campus, Gowanbank, Broomhill, Wallacewell, Sighthill and Dalmarnock).
 The more detailed planning and design work for Carntyne Primary School will not commence
until the 3rd quarter of 2015 at the earliest.
 Construction of the new build is not likely to commence until sometime in 2017.
P6 and P7 residential trip to Glencoe - 9th – 13th March 2015
The most recent instalment for payment was £25 due on Friday 12th December 2014. The final
instalment for payment will be £79. This will be due on or before Friday 6th February 2015.
Instalments can be paid all at once or by using the instalment cards on a weekly basis. An evening
date will be confirmed soon for Glencoe Outdoor Centre’s Director; Mr Chris Williams to come along
and meet with parents and pupils. If you have anything you wish to discuss regarding the trip ahead of
the meeting then please contact Mrs Church directly.
Enrolment for P1 August 2015
All children whose 5th birthday falls between the 1st March 2015 and the 28th February 2016 should
register for school; The first opportunity to enrol was in November 2014. There will be a further
opportunity to enrol your child, week beginning Monday 12th January – Friday 16th January 2015.
This will be daily between 9.30am and 12.15pm or by appointment.
Parents should bring along their child’s birth certificate and confirmation of their home address (such
as a utility bill) when they come to enrol.
Bridgeton Burns Competition
Pupils representing P5, P6 and P7 competed at the Bridgeton Burns Competition in choral speaking
and singing on Friday 5th December at St Mungo’s Secondary School. We are pleased to report that
our senior choir achieved third place over all. Congratulations also to Kayla Gilmour in P7 who won
female solo performer.
House Captain and Vice- House Captain Elected members
Congratulations to the following pupils who were successfully elected by their House peers last term
to serve as Captains and Vice Captains for this session:
Dunvegan
Captain – Abbie Corner P7
Vice Captain – Rhys Longridge P6
Balmoral
Captain – Connor Reilly P7
Vice Captain – Leon McEwan P6
Stirling
Captain – Ross Mitchell P7
Vice Captain – Rebecca Buchanan P6
Carrick
Captain – Ruby Mitchell
Vice Captain – Liam Morris P6
More information will follow regarding the role and responsibilities of Captains in the school. A large
part of their remit will be to promote and celebrate positive behaviour and model core school values.
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Diary dates
Mon 12th Jan – SSPCA class visits for P5,P4,P2
GEAAP alcohol awareness programme begins for P6 and P7
Fri 16th Jan – P5 Group 2 swimming lessons start.
Mon 19th Jan – P2 and P3 lunchtime dance club starts 1/8
Tue 20th Jan – P4-5 football skills club begins 1/6
Wed 21st Jan – P4-5 athletics club begins 1/4
P6-7 hockey club begins 1/6
Thur 22nd Jan – Old Firm Alliance curricular football programme starts: P4 and P5. 1/8
P6/7 Netball club begins 1/6
Fri 23rd Jan – P7 netball festival @ Tollcross Leisure Centre
Mon 26th Jan – Burns Assembly 9.30am
Tue 27th Jan – P7 to Holocaust Memorial Assembly @ St Thomas’ Church 9.30am
Fri 30th Jan – Non – Uniform Day/ foodbank donations
Tue 3rd Feb – P7 Sense over Sectarianism (SOS) programme begins
Fri 6th Feb – P5 – 6 netball festival @ Tollcross Leisure Centre
Final Glencoe instalment is due for payment.
Mon 9th Feb – HOLIDAY
Tue 10th Feb – HOLIDAY
Wed 11th Feb – INSET DAY
Thur -12th Feb – Pupils return
PARENTS/CARERS COMMENTS SLIP
I/we would like more information about/would like to discuss/pass on an
opinion or compliment about/ :
Signed __________________________________________
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